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According to the survey, India follows a multi tier pension framework led by the market linked National Pension System the government backed Unified Pension Scheme launched in 2025 and other schemes such as the Employees Provident Fund and the Atal Pension Yojana.

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The Centre has asked quick commerce platforms to remove fixed 10-minute delivery promises from branding amid growing safety concerns for gig workers. Blinkit has already revised its messaging, with other platforms expected to follow. The move reflects a wider push to balance convenience with worker welfare as India’s gig economy expands.

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Amid scrutiny over the 10-minute quick commerce delivery model, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said in a recent podcast that the company can only pay delivery partners up to a point, beyond which the business model becomes unviable. He added that the broader impact of the platform would be visible decades later, describing it as a generational opportunity for workers’ families.

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India has enforced all four Labour Codes from 21 November, replacing 29 laws with a unified framework that expands social security and workplace protections for gig workers, women and the unorganised sector. The reforms aim to simplify compliance, modernise labour governance and build a future-ready workforce as India moves towards its 2047 goals.

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Gig workers and their families will be covered under Ayushman Bharat and will get health coverage of Rs 5 lakh.

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The labour ministry will soon seek the Union Cabinet's approval for a pension scheme for one crore gig workers engaged with online platforms, where social security contribution will be made from their income for every transaction, said an official source.

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The gig economy stretches across the continuum of white-collar professionals such as management consultants, software programmers and designers, architects, and investment advisors, to grey collar workers who carry specific vocational/technical expertise, to blue-collar and pink-collar workers who comprise delivery partners and caregivers, said HDFC Bank.&nbsp;

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The report by staffing solutions and HR services provider Genius Consultants is based on an online survey among 1,310 employees across sectors such as banking and finance, education, FMCG, hospitality, HR solutions, IT, ITES, and manufacturing.

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The report - which examines the work conditions of platform workers on digital labour platforms in India&nbsp;- mentioned that there were only three platforms with a minimum wage policy.

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The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre and firms including Uber and Zomato on a plea of an organisation of transport workers serving app-based service providers seeking social security rights available for unorganised sector workers under the law.

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Driving the trend towards a contingency workforce are factors such as the need for flexibility, better work-life balance, greater autonomy of working, and a need for avoiding negatives like long commutes and office politics. From the corporate side, factors like enhanced automation and digitisation and cost efficiency have contributed towards the hiring of gig workers on a need basis.

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According to the survey, India follows a multi tier pension framework led by the market linked National Pension System the government backed Unified Pension Scheme launched in 2025 and other schemes such as the Employees Provident Fund and the Atal Pension Yojana.

Niti Aayog projects the number of gig economy workers to rise from 7.7 million in 2021 to 23.5 million by 2030, intensifying competition and driving ultra-fast delivery promises that are now under scrutiny.

The Centre has asked quick commerce platforms to remove fixed 10-minute delivery promises from branding amid growing safety concerns for gig workers. Blinkit has already revised its messaging, with other platforms expected to follow. The move reflects a wider push to balance convenience with worker welfare as India’s gig economy expands.

Amid scrutiny over the 10-minute quick commerce delivery model, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said in a recent podcast that the company can only pay delivery partners up to a point, beyond which the business model becomes unviable. He added that the broader impact of the platform would be visible decades later, describing it as a generational opportunity for workers’ families.

Despite Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's claims, gig workers’ representatives argue that current pay and conditions fall short of providing stable and decent livelihoods, keeping the spotlight on the challenges faced by India’s fast-growing delivery workforce.

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